Forfolks

Jeff Parkers Forfolksa new album of solo guitar workswill be released on December 10, 2021 via International Anthem and Nonesuch Records. The albumincludes interpretations of Thelonious Monks Ugly Beauty and the standard My Ideal, plussix original compositions including Four Folks (a tune first written by Parker and recorded in 1995) and La Jete (a tune he recorded with Isotope 217 in 1997 and with Tortoise in 1998). The four totally new original compositions are loop-driven, stratiform works that marry melodic improvisation with electronic textures. The album was recorded by Graeme Gibson at Sholo Studio in Altadena, California (aka Jeffs house) over two days in June 2021.